Suspect Arrested in Grisly Murder of Homeless Woman in Marrakech
6 July 2020
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Saturday by the judicial police elements of Marrakech. He is suspected of voluntary homicide with sequestration and mutilation.
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Madrid Police Raid Frees 61 Migrants, Including Women and Children, from Trafficking Ring
30 June 2020
61 illegal immigrants were living in unsanitary conditions in basement warehouses in Madrid. Several Moroccan women and children were being held by a human trafficking and (…)
French Police Arrest Two Suspects in 2018 Disappearance of Mehdi Abiddar
12 June 2020
New twist in the case of Mehdi Abiddar, a young Frenchman of Moroccan origin who has not given any sign of life since his disappearance in October 2018 near Cavaillon. On (…)
Armed Suspect Holds Hostage, Threatens Police in Larache Standoff
30 May 2020
A senior police officer was forced to use his service weapon to preserve the life of an authority auxiliary held hostage by an individual. The man, with multiple criminal (…)
Thousands Flee Tindouf Refugee Camps in Mass Exodus to Northern Mauritania
1 May 2020
In the Tindouf camps, it is said that there is a mass escape. Massive movements of Sahrawis towards the north of Mauritania have been observed recently. The wilayas of Tiris (…)
Moroccan Migrants Stranded at Turkish-Greek Border as NGO Urges Government Action
13 March 2020
The Moroccan authorities are called upon to intervene urgently and rescue the many Moroccan nationals stranded at the Turkish-Greek land borders, warns the Moroccan Forum for (…)
Moroccan Ex-Soldier Arrested for Torturing Elderly Mother Over Pension
25 January 2020
When the elements of the judicial police entered a house in Settat, a horrific scene awaited them. An octogenarian, bearing signs of violence, was chained and abandoned in a (…)
Domestic Worker Critically Injured in Desperate Escape from Alleged Captors in Tangier
23 January 2020
A woman, apparently of sound mind, jumped from a building to escape her employers. The tragic incident shook the old medina of Tangier.
Italian Woman Rescued After Forced Marriage Attempt in Morocco
13 January 2020
Arrived in Marrakech for an arranged marriage, an Italian national found herself kidnapped by the host family, in inhuman conditions.
Major Drug Bust in Morocco: 6 Arrested in International Trafficking Ring
4 January 2020
The judicial police of the provincial security district of Tan-Tan has carried out a major crackdown. On Friday morning, it proceeded to the arrest of six individuals for their (…)